FCT, Abuja – Senator Orji Kalu representing Abia North senatorial district in the national assembly has proposed an amendment to the constitution to allow lawmakers to function on a part-time basis.
Orji said federal and state lawmakersâ plenary should be reduced to four times a year.
He stated this in a viral video shared on his verified Facebook page on Sunday, July 21.
The former Abia State governor said the part-time legislature will reduce the cost of governance.
Kalu urged President Bola Tinubu and the National Assembly to develop legislation that will legalise the part-time legislature system in the country.
The chairman of the Senate Committee on Privatisation said it should be extended to all the state houses of assembly in the country.
Kalu alleged that Nigerian senators are underpaid and receive âalmost nothingâ as salaries.
Meanwhile, TimesNow.com.ng reported that Senator Kalu said he declined a chance to become a cabinet member of President Tinubu.
He said he was approached by the federal government shortly after stepping down his Senate Presidency ambition.
The former governor said that he was the one who urged President Tinubu to pick any candidate of his choice in Abia State
Source: TimesNow.com.ng
